Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required. (SB900)

Introduced By

Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville) with support from co-patrons Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach), and Sen. David Suetterlein (R-Salem)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required. Requires presentation of a form of identification containing a photograph in order to vote. The bill repeals the provisions of law permitting a voter who does not have one of the required forms of identification to vote after signing a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. Instead, the bill provides that such voter is entitled to cast a provisional ballot. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/05/2023Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101118D
01/05/2023Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/19/2023Impact statement from DPB (SB900)
02/08/2023Left in Privileges and Elections

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB794.

Comments

Robert D Legge writes:

One requirement for any bill should be to at least make a good faith effort to prove there there is a problem...and that this bill will solve or even largely solve said problem. Anything less is simply recreational legislating simply for political purposes.